Title: DUAL USA - France Application

Acceptable Service by a Patriot Ancestor

Participation in one or more of the following types of service is required of an ancestor if a descendent is to be admitted into the Sons of the American Revolution.

Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Member of any of the Continental Congresses

Rendering material aid, such as:

Furnishing supplies with or without remuneration

Lending money to the Colonies, munitions makers, and gunsmiths

Any other material aid which furthered the Cause

Military or naval service:

Service at the Battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774

Service from April 19, 1775 to November 26, 1783

Furnishing a substitute for military service

Members of the

Boston Tea Party

Kaskaskia Campaign

Galvez Expedition

Cherokee Expedition

Edenton Tea Party

Defenders of forts and frontiers; rangers.

Prisoners of war, including those on the British ship "Old Jersey," and other prison ships.

Physician, surgeon, nurse, or others rendering aid to the wounded.

Civil service under the Colonies from April 19, 1775, to November 26, 1783, inclusive

Member of committees made necessary by the war, such as

Committee of Correspondence

Committee of Inspection and Safety

Committee to care for soldiers' families

or any other Committees which furthered the cause of the Colonies from six months before the Battle of Point Pleasant.

Any pledge to support the cause of the Colonies, such as signing the Oath of Fidelity and Support:

Oath of Allegiance

Articles of Association

Association Test

Signers of

The Mecklenburg Declaration, 1775

The Albemarle, Virginia, Declaration

The Cumberland Compact

and similar declarations.

Signers of petitions addressed to and recognizing the authority of the provisional and new state governments.

Persons accepting obligations or acting under direction of the provisional and new state governments, such as persons directed to hold elections, to oversee road construction, to collect provisions, etc.

Ministers known to be in sympathy with the Colonies, either by sermon, speech, or action.